Shipping Classification
Radioactive material, Type A package non-special form, non fissile or fissile-excepted
What this means
Radioactive material, Type A package non-special form, non fissile or fissile-excepted appears on the federal Hazardous Materials Table (49 CFR §172.101), the table that governs how a material must be classified, packaged, and labeled for transport.
Hazard class / division
Class 7
UN / NA identification number
UN2915
Packing group
N/A
Label codes
7
Packaging — exceptions
None
Packaging — non-bulk
415, 418, 419
Packaging — bulk
415, 418, 419
Passenger aircraft / rail limit
None listed
Cargo aircraft only limit
None listed
Vessel stowage location
A
Vessel stowage — other
95, 130
Special provisions (§172.102)
325 — In the case of non-fissile or fissile-excepted uranium hexafluoride, the material must be classified under UN 2978.
A56 — Radioactive material with a subsidiary hazard of Division 4.2, Packing Group I, must be transported in Type B packages when offered for transportation by aircraft. Where the subsidiary hazard material is “Forbidden” in column (9A) or (9B) of the § 172.101 Table, the radioactive material may only be offered for transportation and transported by aircraft under conditions approved by the Associate Administrator.
W7 — Vessel stowage category for uranyl nitrate hexahydrate solution is “D” as defined in § 172.101(k)(4).
W8 — Vessel stowage category for pyrophoric thorium metal or pyrophoric uranium metal is “D” as defined in § 172.101(k)(4).
Packaging citations reference sections of 49 CFR Part 173 not expanded here. View the full official table on eCFR.gov.
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Source: Hazardous Materials Table (49 CFR §172.101) and Special Provisions (49 CFR §172.102), current as retrieved from eCFR.gov. View official table.